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SYME, Benard Chapman Sr.

SYME, Benard Chapman Sr.

Male 1888 - 1945  (57 years)   Has more than 100 ancestors and 16 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name SYME, Benard Chapman  [1
    Suffix Sr. 
    Birth 19 Jun 1888  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 28 Sep 1945  Petersburg, Prince George, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Age 57 years 
    Person ID I818  Cochrane Genealogy
    Last Modified 24 Oct 2020 

    Father SYME, Chapman Johnson,   b. 3 Sep 1842, Lewisburg, Greenbrier, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Jan 1925, Lewisburg, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Mother RUSSELL, Julia Elizabeth Brandon,   b. 1848   d. 1940 (Age 92 years) 
    Family ID F342  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 TRIGG, Nannie Byrd,   b. 1887   d. 1939 (Age 52 years) 
    Marriage 17 Sep 1914  [1
    Age at Marriage He : 26 years and 3 months - She : ~ 27 years and 9 months. 
    Children 
    +  1. Male SYME, Captain Benard Chapman Jr.,   b. 1 Nov 1915   d. 24 Mar 1981 (Age 65 years)
    +  2. Male SYME, Captain Preston Trigg Sr.,   b. 13 Apr 1918   d. Yes, date unknown
    +  3. Female SYME, Betsy Trigg,   b. 15 Mar 1923
    Family ID F345  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Dec 2010 

    Family 2 WATKINS, Elizabeth,   b. 1909   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 19 Jun 1941  [1
    Age at Marriage He : 53 years - She : ~ 32 years and 6 months. 
    Children 
    +  1. Female L
    Family ID F346  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Dec 2010 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 28 Sep 1945 - Petersburg, Prince George, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S159] Miriam Margaret (Cochrane) Hunter, Book - Four John Symes of VA, (Coshocton, OH: School Annual Publishing Co., 1986.), 19 Dec 2010, p. 64.


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